Shloka 136
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
विषये वासवस्तस्य सम्यगेव प्रवर्षति । इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी और युद्धसे कभी पीछे न हटनेवाले राजा दुर्योधनके राज्यमें इन्द्र सदा ठीक समयपर और उचित मात्रामें ही वर्षा करते थे
viṣaye vāsavas tasya samyag eva pravarṣati |
Dijo Bhishma: En el reino de aquel rey, Vāsava (Indra) enviaba la lluvia de manera perfectamente adecuada: a su tiempo y en la justa medida. La frase presenta el dominio de Duryodhana como próspero y bien ordenado en lo exterior, pero sugiere que las cuestiones más hondas de rectitud y conducta moral deben ser juzgadas por el dharma, y no por la prosperidad por sí sola.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links good governance and social order with natural regularity (timely rain), while implicitly reminding that prosperity is not the sole measure of righteousness; dharma must be assessed by conduct and justice, not only by outward success.
Bhishma is describing conditions in Duryodhana’s kingdom, noting that Indra granted rain in the right season and quantity, portraying the realm as materially stable and well-supplied.